elevation
Example Sentences
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Skiers could use the glasses to monitor speed, elevation or even to make phone calls.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Suu Kyi's elevation to a champion of democracy happened almost by accident when she returned home in 1988 to nurse her dying mother.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Some argue that Mojtaba Khamenei's wartime elevation has simply not allowed him to establish authority on his own terms.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Up to 2 feet of snow could fall at the highest peaks, and 12 to 18 inches at spots with an elevation of 5,000 feet above sea level, the weather service office in Sacramento said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
“They are your husband’s,” returned Mademoiselle, with a shrug and a malicious elevation of the eyebrows.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
Vocabulary lists containing elevation
Weather and Climate - Introductory
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